core/asm: address more code review feedback.

core/asm/asm.go

@@ -31,15 +31,13 @@ type instructionIterator struct {
 	arg     []byte
 	op      vm.OpCode
 	error   error
+	started bool
 }
 
 // Create a new instruction iterator.
 func NewInstructionIterator(code []byte) *instructionIterator {
 	it := new(instructionIterator)
 	it.code = code
-	it.pc = 0
-	it.error = nil
-	it.arg = nil
 	return it
 }
 
@@ -50,12 +48,15 @@ func (it *instructionIterator) Next() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if it.arg == nil {
-		// We are calling this procedure for the first time.
-		it.pc = 0
+	if it.started {
+		// Since the iteration has been already started we move to the next instruction.
+		if it.arg != nil {
+			it.pc += uint64(len(it.arg))
+		}
+		it.pc++
 	} else {
-		// We are moving to the next instruction.
-		it.pc += uint64(len(it.arg)) + 1
+		// We start the iteration from the first instruction.
+		it.started = true
 	}
 
 	if uint64(len(it.code)) <= it.pc {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (it *instructionIterator) Next() bool {
 		}
 		it.arg = it.code[it.pc+1 : u]
 	} else {
-		it.arg = make([]byte, 0)
+		it.arg = nil
 	}
 	return true
 }
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ func PrintDisassembled(code string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("%06v: %v\n", it.PC(), it.Op())
 		}
 	}
-	if it.Error() != nil {
-		return it.Error()
+	if err := it.Error(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ func Disassemble(script []byte) ([]string, error) {
 			instrs = append(instrs, fmt.Sprintf("%06v: %v\n", it.PC(), it.Op()))
 		}
 	}
-	if it.Error() != nil {
-		return nil, it.Error()
+	if err := it.Error(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return instrs, nil
 }

core/asm/asm_test.go

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func TestInstructionIteratorValid(t *testing.T) {
 		cnt++
 	}
 
-	if it.Error() != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 2, but encountered error %v instead.", it.Error())
+	if err := it.Error(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 2, but encountered error %v instead.", err)
 	}
 	if cnt != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 2, but got %v instead.", cnt)
@@ -54,3 +54,21 @@ func TestInstructionIteratorInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but got %v instead.", cnt)
 	}
 }
+
+// Tests disassembling the instructions for empty evm code
+func TestInstructionIteratorEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	cnt := 0
+	script, _ := hex.DecodeString("")
+
+	it := NewInstructionIterator(script)
+	for it.Next() {
+		cnt++
+	}
+
+	if err := it.Error(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0, but encountered error %v instead.", err)
+	}
+	if cnt != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0, but got %v instead.", cnt)
+	}
+}